Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
THE ANARCHISTS.
yuDax GARY MAKES A STATEMENT TO
TNy GOVERNOR.
It Nay Save Fielden's Eeok-whSt the
District Attorney Has TO Say.

statement relates 10 none OF the othcl
prisoners, and cannot possibly affect
facif fate one way or another. - is not
petition nor request loLcommutation OF
sentence, neither is IL bare statement
al facts. just what it contains could not
be learned last night, but II is rather 9
suggestion 10 the Governor that In view
Ct certain sacts therein rccited a fdyorahl,
consideration OF Fielden's petition might
I've justified The Judge was asked II he
would give a copy of il or make any
statement rs to what the points enume
rated were but he declined.
"Thc statement is in the hands OF
Vislj.n's friends, he said. land I DC
~, know what their wishes are in the
matter. So DO not feel at liberty 10 say
anythnga5out H.
s'Do,> i contain any request that the
Governor commute Eiclden's sen.
tcncc
cit contains no request all simply
detailed some points IN his case and SAID
that. i'm nay opinion. they might Justify
favorable consideration OF his petition. "
Tho points are? '
Those are what l do not feel at
liberty 20 tell
Did Won review the case at all 2
"No. the Governor knows all abodt
it himself
Have yoI written any statement for
INV Of the other Anarchists ?
No. have not been asked to do
So.
states. Attorney Gunuell WIS told
whit judge Gary had sand and asked if
De- had done anything of q similar ne
tuie.
u endorsed Judge Gary's statement
in T.idcu, case, he said. land also
added few points that occurred to
i1r
.D1 Won write any statements or
opinion ..r any of the others?'
.f u.lea pau statement of facts in
r...fl ~ rrtwab tlat J thought the
G.,..n. ought TO- know, hut / made no
suggestions vhateyer-merely q state
mcut of facts
" And Oh, o,hcrs2'
"I have written nothing in REGARD %
decreases. NOR sill l. did not deem
tuolicy for the state and refused TO 10
ytung.
pid you send your statements to the
Governor bv mail 30
q" 40: they are IN the hands Of the
prisoner .renjs.'
PETITION Do. WHIT or HA8rAs COEPCs
Cwc,oo. November 9.-Attorney
Hoses Solomon late this afternoon OBJ
aimed the signatures of Spies. tielden,
lud Scnvah o. q petition for writ of
I1L.0, rorDu. The -romdsup0n which
.hc wit is asked or, tlat tine Judgment
81 ihe Supreme Court of tie State was
Illegal u that it sand the Judgment
shoud he affirmed, instead of "judg-
mcuts. m each case also, that the de-
PENDANT, Should be- i'm court at the time
the Judgment of the court was rendered,
and that 10 tina. time they were in Cook
county Jail. The petition viii be laid
before one of the Judge, OF the Criminal
Count tomorrow morning.
MAMMOTH PETITIONS TOR cLUMENcY.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. November 9. The
CHICAGO delegation 10 iuterccde with
Governor OIL -nv iu behalf Of the CON
d.m..l Anarchist, arrived here this
uMng Tie O. icaco Amnesty Asso-
cnton :. represented bv Messrs. II. l..
OleL D.. 3. Stevens, and ). r. BucLa-
rll, ~ t.e Lun0r EH9urcr. These
..' u.l tare setof petitions of their
.... .ut W.ll present them to the Gov
,u. 10 t.,ir interview tins morning.
William Salter and ID. j. Lloyd
.r. ,et ot petitions which they Will
I ire Governor OC.esby after the
t.fn -yiew is flushed. Captain Black
las e..c charge of the main petitions
a14 .i these there are so many that it re-
..r.l q separate trunk TO convey them
'r Ruchanan. who made an estimate
o'.I thepstitions sent in from all parts of
.e country, says that there are eleven
.., ol names begging tor clcmency.
OIL. delegation of labor people from
>s York consists Of y. l.. Quinn.
-l Ccmrcrs. l.. J. Terrell, aud
Edward King. 1t is claimed that they
1c Laro petitions with l0O,0 names
lei
PLEADING FOR CLEMENCY.
Ou account of the ram and bad woa-
DECENTRALIZATION which was to start for
.. ,t.,. it,.,...ot % O'Clock w,s DELAYED
-...i l,.tle e.,.r ,l.,t 6oTr me- doo,s
H.. Governor., raception room were
lrown opcu ut $40 and the different
.ommittt's filed ID. There were nearly
hundred present when they we're all
s.-enhled. Ihe relatives Of the con-
l,nu.d sat in a semi. circle TO the LETT of
tsesp.,k,r
C,ptun Black heqan hv reading the
genera. petition which had been signed
Uvtie m.u themselves. and when he
closed Do said Ihs has been signed
los Michael ~elwab Samuel Ficlden,
and Aueus, Spies. The reason that Par
fl0s. Fischer. Irecl. and Iinae did not
append their name, TO TINS paper was
b. cause they claimed they had forwarded
o. Your fzc..Ieucv their autograph
letters, and liI not think it ne
crsMty t0 ngu this" CAPTAIN Black
presented an affidavit from Otis
>. Favor, q business man Of Chicago.
tending 90 show that the Jury which
t;.i the Anarchist, bad been deGbe-
Ta'c.v packed against them bv haiiff